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Comic dude Peter David writing Shadow Complex script photo

Xbox LIVE Arcade title Shadow Complex is looking quite tasty for a downloadable title. Powered by the Unreal Engine and created by developers with a love for side-scrolling and platforming, it appears as if this is a thing we shouldn’t miss. It seems doubly so if we take a second to consider who penned the script: famous comic book dude (Wolverine, Spider-Man) Peter David.

Yesterday, Epic Games and Microsoft revealed Peter David as the guy who wrote the original story for the game and announced that its events run parallel to sci-fi super writer Orsen Scott Card’s Empire.

An Epic Games, uh, game with the potential to have an awesome story? Count us in.

Shadow Complex hits Xbox LIVE Arcade on August 9 as part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion. It’ll be 1,200 Microsoft Banana Dollars, so get ready to put down some major cash if this looks like your thing. (Or, you know, wait for our review or download the demo.)


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n1k0l4's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 11:03
n1k0l4
I should be (hopefully) getting my Hard Drive soon, count me in for the demo, and the full release too.
When will Microsoft include classic Credit-Card support on Xbox Live? I don't like banana dollars, I like real €.
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 11:18
Trev
I happen to like the term "silly Bill fun bux" myself. Debating picking up Shadow Complex. No reason not to, especially with an writer that I've actually heard of before working on it, gameplay looks good. Just need to see more of it to get excited about it.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 11:35
Xhumation
Peter David? X-factor's Peter David? This just got a lot more interesting
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 12:28
WarZombie
Sonds good, but really I would've picked this up anyway. It never hurts to have a great writer for a game though, so this just makes the game even more worth purchasing.
ghets's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 13:34
ghets
Is that a photoshop arrow pointing at the guy on the left? If so, it is the worst photoshop arrow i have ever seen
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 14:53
Paul Soth
I remember Peter David being much more... harrier.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 23:09
peachboy
very very plus yes excited.
lastdual's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 00:56
lastdual
@ghets: Indeed, that is a photoshop arrow not even a mother could love.

This is a nice bonus, but when I think back on the great Metroidvanias, plot was never really much of a factor. Of course, as long as the cake tastes good, I've no problem with the icing.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 23:21
manasteel88
man I love me some X-Factor. Thank you Chair for making this game. unless its glitchy (e3) then you can go suck it for waisting such a potentially awesome game
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